Tesla’s Model Y Performance made in Berlin come with revised T1 Pirelli P-Zero PZ4 tires, as detailed in a pair of photos shared on Sunday (via Reddit). Pirelli’s T1 tires are a revised version of the company’s previous T0 tires, and they may include different compounds, structures and tread patterns, due to the way the […]
Electric vehicles (EVs) are making their way through luxury vehicle markets, even in their infancy, and one high-speed luxury automaker has announced plans to unveil its first EV later this year. DeLorean Motor Company will reveal its concept EV on August 18, 2022, at the Awards Ramp at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance during Monterey Car […]
Unplugged Performance shared footage from testing its Tesla Model 3 Ascension R at the Buttonwillow Raceway on Monday, as tested against a Porsche 991 GT2 RS. The two-minute video is shown from inside the cabin of the Model 3, as it completes a full lap at Buttonwillow. In the video’s description, Unplugged Performance says “The […]
Just a month after the U.S. approved new rules for self-driving vehicles, one semiconductor and wireless communications company has purchased a fellow self-driving software company to further expand its driver assistance systems. Qualcomm has acquired automated driving software company Arriver, according to a press release. The acquisition lets Qualcomm use Arriver’s computer vision, drive policies […]
After Hertz announced plans to purchase Tesla Model 3 units to lead electric vehicle (EV) adoption in the rental space last year, the company has shared a new partnership with a fellow EV automaker. Hertz has announced a strategic partnership with Polestar, with the rental company ordering the Polestar 2 for both its rental and […]
After Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent run-ins with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the billionaire entrepreneur has officially purchased some stake in Twitter in a surprising turn of events. Musk now owns a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter, for a total of 73,486,938 shares worth around $2.89 billion, according to an SEC 13G filing […]
Tesla supplier Panasonic plans to invest ¥600 billion ($4.8 billion USD) into electric vehicle (EV) batteries, supply chain software and other areas necessary for future development, according to Benzinga. The news is from Panasonic’s outline of its new medium and long-term growth strategy. ¥400 billion ($3.26 billion USD) of the investment is set to be […]
NIO sold and delivered 25,768 vehicles in the first quarter of the year, marking an overall 28.5% increase year-over-year, according to a press release. In March alone, NIO delivered 9,985 units, representing a 37.6 percent increase year-over-year. NIO delivered 25,034 vehicles in Q4, marking an increase this quarter from the last quarter. The news comes […]
Tesla is predicted to have delivered 308,158 cars this quarter, representing a record-breaking first quarter for the automaker, according to a number of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, reports Automotive News. While Tesla hasn’t released its numbers for the quarter just yet, the company sold around 308,000 in Q4 for its best performance in any quarter […]
Linn Creek City Council voted unanimously to add an electric vehicle (EV) to the police department’s fleet this week, marking a major milestone for the state of Missouri. The Linn Creek Police Department is the first police department in Missouri to add a Tesla vehicle to its fleet, according to KOMU 8. The department added […]
Tesla’s insurance policies in California are getting Safety Scores, though the company says they are “for educational purposes” and won’t affect insurance premiums, according to a screenshot from a user shared on Thursday (via Reddit). The page calls the feature a beta for California users, and it also says that users can opt out of […]
Sweden is adopting electric vehicles (EVs) at fairly high rates and recently surpassed some important milestones with Tesla at the forefront of the shift. Sweden’s first and second best-selling EVs in March were the Tesla Model Y and 3 with 1,363 and 990 units sold, respectively, according to data compiled from BIL Sweden by CleanTechnica. […]
NIO could be facing the most important product cycle in history, as detailed by Deutsche Bank’s Edison Yu, according to CNEVPost. The narrative is shifting from supply constraints to a product supercycle, despite stagnation seen in the last few quarters. In a statement, the Deutsche Bank team wrote, “Following 4Q earnings last week and an […]
Image credit: @MKBHD In a new video from MKBHD shared on Wednesday, Marques Brownlee discusses issues with the current electric vehicle (EV) market’s pre-ordering systems and also expectations. The news comes amidst incredibly high demand for EVs, causing customers to have to wait for many months at a time after pre-ordering their vehicles. Brownlee explains […]
Volkswagen’s upcoming Trinity plant is hoping to catch up with Tesla, as the established automaker looks to mimic Elon Musk’s company, according to Reuters. The German automaker’s $2.2 billion ‘Trinity’ electric vehicle plant, expected to be up and running by 2026, will use huge Giga casting machines like Tesla, among other productivity-boosting plans. While Tesla’s […]
